"permaculture" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-permaculture.ogg Forms: permacultures [plural]
Etymology: Blend of permanent + agriculture, coined by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren in 1978. For a long time Bill Mollison claimed to have copyrighted the word; this was never the case, as copyright law is not applicable to single words. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|permanent|agriculture}} Blend of permanent + agriculture Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} permaculture (countable and uncountable, plural permacultures)
  1. (agriculture) Any system of sustainable agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Agriculture Translations (agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems): permakulttuuri (Finnish), permaculture [feminine] (French), Permakultur [feminine] (German), permacultura [feminine] (Italian), ahutoitū (Maori), permakultura [feminine] (Polish), permacultura [feminine] (Portuguese), permacultură [feminine] (Romanian), permakultur [common-gender] (Swedish), permakültür (Turkish), paramaethu [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-permaculture-en-noun-B0kvFW17 Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle Disambiguation of 'agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems': 81 19
  2. The design, installation and maintenance of indefinitely sustainable human communities set in balanced ecologies, both urban and rural. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-permaculture-en-noun-Bi5agsJi Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English blends: 32 68 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: permacultural, permaculturalist, permaculturist

Inflected forms

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